Feb.9 - A local hospital in Danzhou in southern China's Hainan province is selli

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Feb.9 - A local hospital in Danzhou in southern China's Hainan province is selling phony medical reports to hepatitis B carriers. A report on Hainan Daily says hepatitis B carriers can pay 200 yuan or 25 US dollars for a negative report from Danzhou First People's Hospital without undergoing any tests. According to a doctor in the hospital, they usually sell five to six phony reports a month to virus carriers. China has an estimated 120 million people infected with the hepatitis B virus, roughly 10 percent of the country's total population. Most of them face barriers and social discrimination in finding a job and attending school. Chinese scholars have called for improved protection of the labor rights of hepatitis B carriers, since many are unable to secure jobs with local governments and companies. Li Kungang, associate professor at the law school of Beijing-based Renmin University of China, said he has seen a number of reports on job discrimination